Free Empire Outmatches Military Autocracy in WWI Tanks
The Daily Chronicle hails British efforts under Haig and Foch as the war’s most glorious feat. It credits tactical superiority from well tanks and confirms infantry and air force contributions as pivotal. It notes German defeat despite numerical superiority and praises Haig’s leadership and the use of tanks, even dummy ones, to prod victory.
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London
Haig
Daily Chronicle
Foch
Somme
Hindenburg
Telegraph
Marshal Foch
Marshal Haig
American Plan Not Formulated
Paris. The American delegates to the peace conference have read the American plan for a league of nations as printed in the Paris Daily Mail. They state it did not originate with them and is not officially formulated yet. They will consider suggestions from allied governments before any formal decision.
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Paris
Daily Mail
Troops Mass at Berlin as Spartacans Stand Ready
Government forces concentrate at Wilhelm Strasse and Brandenburg Gate area with machine guns. An AP correspondent witnessed about 80 Spartacans marching from Potsdam Place toward the Bolshevik gathering point, with weapons and armored cars reported nearby.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Strasse
Brandenburg Gate
Associated Press
Potsdam Place
Praise for General Haig and Cambrai victory noted
Major General Sir Frederick Maurice writes in the Daily News praising Field Marshal Haig for the autumn British successes. He argues joint gratitude to Marshal Foch and the British armies is due, highlighting the Cambrai offensive from September 27 to October 5 as decisive in breaking the Hindenburg line.
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London
Daily News
Marshal Haig
Frederick Maurice
War Office
Foch
Field Marshal Haig
Cambrai
British Staff Is Already in Paris for Peace Conference
The peace conference principals gather in Paris at the French foreign affairs ministry. British official staff aiding the delegations is already there, with the Canadian mission also arranging for the Canadian party. The British mission will stay in two hotels, Astoria and Majestic, as officers’ residence. Arthur Balfour and Lord Robert Cecil are in France, with Lloyd George and Bonar Law to follow after the new government is announced.
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London
Paris
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Astoria
Majestic
Arthur J. Balfour
Lord Robert Cecil
League of Nations
France
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
Nationalist Congress Supports Autonomy Motion in India
A Reuters despatch from Delhi reports the nationalist congress carried by acclamation a motion for full provincial autonomy and opposition to special electorates for Europeans. The congress also passed formal resolutions expressing loyalty.
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London
Reuter
Delhi
Congress
Lloyd George Warns Germans Still Powerful After War
London reports emphasize demobilization delays as Lloyd George and Gen. Robertson urge patience. An official statement warns that German forces remain strong on the Rhine and behind fronts, risking peace terms if Britain weakens. The premier vows personal attention to maintain a robust army during peace talks.
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London
War Office
Robertson
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Rhine
France
Poles Defend Lemberg Amid Staple Shortage And Assault
The Poles defend Lemberg with limited means as Bolshevik Ukrainians aided by German guns threaten water and food supplies. About 50,000 besiegers led by former Premier Holubowicz push to destroy the city. civilians aid Polish troops, with November efforts aiding defense.
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Warsaw
Lemberg
Holubowicz
Ukraine
Brest-Litovsk
Notable Canadian War Correspondent McKenzie to Lecture in Canada
Noted war correspondent F A McKenzie arrives in Canada after front line reporting in France. Born in Canada, he has lived mainly in Great Britain and other parts of the British empire. He will deliver a series of lectures on recent French battles.
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F. A. McKenzie
Canada
France
Great Britain
British Empire
Alberta Labour Federation pushes for press censorship strike
May Day convention in Medicine Hat contemplates a general strike within sixty days to remove censorship bans on press and speech. Delegates back a resolution to the committee to strengthen its statements. All agree the censorship is unjust now that the war is over.
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Medicine Hat
Alta
Alberta Federation of Labor
Resolution Committee
Trotzky Worked in Freight Sheds in Montreal
The Toronto Telegram recalls Trotzky, the new sole dictator of Russia, once worked in the freight sheds of the Canadian Pacific railway at Montreal and claims $14 for alleged arrears of wages after leaving without notice. He also organized a Toronto LW.W. branch while in New York.
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Trotzky
Toronto
Toronto Telegram
Russia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Montreal
Lw.w
New York
Loyal Russian Troops Crush Bolshevik Force at Omsk
Omsk government troops under Russian authority defeat a large Bolsheviki army and capture 31 000 prisoners along with substantial war material. Telegram from Omsk authorities to the Russian minister at Stockholm, printed in Swedish press, handed to the state department.
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Washington
Omsk
Stockholm
State Department
Imports Rise in December as Foodstuffs Lead Increase
United Kingdom imports in December rose by 31.42 million pounds over December 1917. The gain centered on foodstuffs and raw materials, with cotton up 4.56 million pounds. Exports also climbed with cotton textiles contributing a sizable portion of the gain.
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London
United Kingdom
Board of Trade
Flag raised at Smyrna hospital sparks diplomatic clash
Report from Smyrna says the director of the Austrian hospital raised the French flag after the Austrian consul left, claiming France protects Catholic institutions. The Italian consul demanded replacement with the Italian flag. The director refused, authorities reportedly arrested him and he was placed aboard an Italian warship.
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Athens
Smyrna
France
Near East
New Airplane Speed Record Cleveland Flight
A Dayton to Cleveland flight by Pilot Eric Springer and Mechanician Ernest Longchamp in a Martain bombing plane with two Liberty engines covered 215 miles in 115 minutes at an average 172 mph. The prior Dayton Cleveland record stood at two hours.
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Cleveland
Dayton
Eric Springer
Ernest Longchamp
Liberty Motors
Woodland cow Tilly Alcartra sets milk record world
Woodland California registered Holstein cow Tilly Alcartra set a new world milk production record compiling a yearly total of 33,4248 pounds or about 16,712.4 quarts. She surpassed Washington Holstein Lutske Vale Cornucopia of China Cum which had 31,246.9 pounds two years ago.
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Woodland
Cal
Tilly
Fire at La Villette warehouse harms YMCA huts stock
A large fire at the La Villette warehouse near Paris caused several million francs in damage. The blaze destroyed goods valued as YMCA supplies for huts, creating a significant loss for the organization.
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Y.M.C.A
Paris
Lavillette
Opposition Bench Will Be Occupied By Labor Leaders
London The British Labour party has decided to accept the official opposition role to the government marking a landmark in parliamentary history. Leader William Adamson of West Fife will sit on the front bench with John Robert Clynes as deputy leader, both regarded as moderates. Three of seven Labour officers, including the chairman, are miners.
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London
British Labor Party
Labor Party
Nuuber
Labor
William Adamson
West Fife
John Robert Clynes
Demobilization Plan Keeps Navy Ready in Home Waters
The Admiralty outlines the demobilization procedure for sailors returning to civilian life and states full peace footing will take time. Until peace preliminaries are signed, a portion of the grand fleet remains in home waters to meet possible contingencies.
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London
Admiralty
Grand Fleet
Britain to Buy 1 Billion Square Feet Canadian Lumber
Negotiations carried by the Canadian trade commission lead to Britain purchasing half a million standards of lumber from Canada. The timber controller will direct purchases through British brokers and Canadian agents in London with equal access for all registered Canadian producers. Allocation will favor Western provinces. total value about 40 million dollars over the next year.
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London
Canadian Trade Commission
Great Britain
Canada
Dominion
Trade Board
Ottawa
British Columbia
L. C. Beale
F. C. Wade
Janitors Strike Hits Warsaw Hotels and Homes
Warsaw janitors and waiters walk out over demands for profit shares and shorter hours. Cooks seek 25 percent of profits while janitors push a ten hour day and nine PM door closures. Tenants fear lockouts and fines. streets grow quiet as night life collapses.
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Warsaw
Food conditions improved Paris under new decree
The decree by Victor Boret the food minister ends fixed prices on condensed milk tapioca macaroni eggs rice and beans while warning against abuses that would reimpose controls. Restaurants gain freedom on hours menus and prices and may serve cheese butter milk and cream though price schedules must still be posted outside seating houses.
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Paris
Victor Boret
U S Attitude On Italy France Treaty Undefined
Paris reports the United States has not clearly defined its stance on the Italy France Great Britain and Russia treaty over the Adriatic. The text allocates Trentino Southern Tyrol Trieste Gorizia Gradisca Istria and islands to Italy and Dalmatia to Italy, with other articles addressing Albania and zones in Asiatic Turkey if Turkey dissolves.
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Paris
United States
Italy
France
Great Britain
Russia
Adriatic
Trentino
Tyrol
Trieste
Gorizia
Gradisca
Istria
Istrian Islands
Dalmatia
Dalmatian Islands
Albania
Turkey
Germany Unscathed Paris in Wartime Contrast
A Petit Journal correspondent contrasts France and Germany after battles. France remains bleeding with wounds and ruined towns while Germany is unscathed and rebuilding with factories active and engines humming. Travelers report German life continuing with hope of revenge and ongoing reconstruction.
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Paris
Petit Journal
France
Germany
German Agent Aided Mexicans Senate Probe
Evidence presented to the senate committee on German propaganda shows Francisco Villa receiving $380 000 worth of munitions funded by a German agent via the Mississippi Valley Trust Company of St Louis in 1915. Major E J Lowry-Hui¢s led the investigation into the matter.
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Washington
Francisco Villa
Mississippi Valley Trust Company of
St. Louis
Senate
E. J. Lowry-Hui¢s
Germany Pays 10 Million Marks for Occupation Costs
Berlin sent a special train carrying ten million marks to Coblenz as the first January payment of 25 million marks for the American army of occupation. The shipment brings total payments of 64 million marks turned over to American authorities.
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Coblenz
Berlin
Admiralty Chooses Volunteers for Mine Sweeping
The agitation over demobilization of mine sweepers attached to the grand fleet ends as the admiralty rules only volunteers will be engaged in sweeping mines. About 65 percent of those swept in volunteered for service.
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Commission On European Relief
Herbert Hoover
The
Food Administration
Europe
Balkan States
Department of Agriculture
England
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